Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-16 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Israel-haters are doing a fine job of eroding the supposedly bright line between “antizionism” and “antisemitism,” proving that there’s no difference between loathing Jews and opposing the only country dedicated to protecting them.
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[2026-05-16 10:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Democratic lawmakers criticised President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, saying the conflict was driving up fertiliser, fuel and household costs across the United States.
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[2026-05-16 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon welcomed a 45-day extension of the ceasefire with Israel following two days of negotiations in Washington, even as Israeli attacks continued across Lebanon, killing at least 11 people on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-16 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States of trying to “manufacture a false image” of broad international support by emphasising the number of co-sponsors behind a Bahrain-backed draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cornell University’s Jewish president will not be penalized for a recent campus altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters who had surrounded his car following a campus debate on Israel, an investigation by the university concluded Friday.
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[2026-05-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As anti-Israel boycotts and protests roiled this year’s Eurovision song contest in Vienna, some Israelis attending the competition have found unlikely allies: Austria’s youth Green movement and a local café that has openly embraced them.
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[2026-05-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF declared a closed military zone in the areas of Rosh Hanikra and Achziv in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, following a situation assessment, the military announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF completed a multi-scenario readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border on Friday to assess the military’s readiness for a surprise attack.
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[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Kyle Kirkwood (27) drives during an IndyCar auto race Aug. 31, 2025, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
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[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-16 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinos huyen de un incendio tras un ataque israelí en un edificio residencial en el vecindario de Rimal, el viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en Ciudad de Gaza. (AP Foto/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-16 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Americans would bear increasing economic costs from what he described as a “war of choice” launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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[2026-05-16 09:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates reaffirmed the United Arab Emirates’s “firm approach based on supporting the security and stability of the region” while condemning “in the strongest terms the Iranian attacks and threats that targeted the state and the countries of the region”.
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[2026-05-16 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Few could have predicted that blaming Israel and the Jews who support it would flare up in the early 21st century — and in America of all places.
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[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor.
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[2026-05-16 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Top leaders of the main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, are electing its highest decision-making body, at its first major conference in a decade.
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[2026-05-16 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said its fighters carried out 33 attacks against Israeli soldiers operating inside southern Lebanon on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 08:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death toll from an Israeli strike on an ambulance centre in the southern Lebanese town of Harouf has risen to six, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
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[2026-05-16 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El logo del FBI en un podio antes de una conferencia de prensa, el 16 de enero de 2025, en la oficina de campo de la agencia en Portland, Oregon. (AP Foto/Jenny Kane, Archivo)
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[2026-05-16 07:34 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran
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[2026-05-16 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US has arrested Iraqi national and senior member of the Kataib Hezbollah terrorist organization, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, on Friday. He was charged with providing material support for Iranian-backed terrorist organizations and accused of directing attacks targeting US citizens and interests
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[2026-05-16 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension to the ceasefire following two days of negotiation facilitated by the US State Department, the department announced on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 07:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least seven people have been killed and dozens wounded after Israeli forces bombed a residential building and a civilian vehicle west of Gaza City.
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[2026-05-16 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he would accept a 20-year suspension by Iran of its nuclear programme, in what appears to be confirmation of a shift in position away from a demand for a total end to it.
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[2026-05-16 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 07:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student targeted for deportation by the United States government over his pro-Palestine advocacy, have called on an immigration appeals court to reopen and terminate his case.
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[2026-05-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: A Taiyo Oil tanker that arrived in Japan in March, having taken on Middle Eastern oil off the coast of Malaysia. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
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[2026-05-16 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least seven Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in two Israeli air strikes on a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City, according to medical sources.
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[2026-05-16 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike directly targeted a civil defence centre in the town of Harouf in Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, killing three paramedics and critically injuring a fourth.
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[2026-05-16 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-05-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: There is little doubt that Iran's Shahed drone threat has become a major concern, menacing surrounding Gulf states, commercial tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. bases across the region. This backdrop helps explain why the State Department's Rewards for Justice program has now put up to $15 million for new information in connection with an already sanctioned Iranian drone-production network linked to the IRGC-Qods Force.
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[2026-05-16 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes launched an air strike on the town of Mansouri in Lebanon’s Tyre district, targeting the coastal area.
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[2026-05-16 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-05-16 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democratic strategist James Carville warned Wednesday that anti-Israel activists aligned with Democrats could damage the party politically, while insisting that “most” antisemites “are not Democrats.”
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[2026-05-16 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A Texas sex therapist running for Congress claimed in a recent radio interview that her Democratic primary opponent should be “tried for treason” over his support for Israel — and doubled down on the inflammatory language when contacted by The Post.
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[2026-05-16 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Wall Street’s rally hit a wall Friday as investors dumped stocks amid a sharp jump in Treasury yields, another surge in oil prices and ongoing fears about the Iran war.
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[2026-05-16 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah said it launched a series of coordinated drone, rocket and artillery attacks against Israeli forces across southern Lebanon over the past several hours.
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[2026-05-16 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iranians facing internet blackouts have been ordered to post pro-government content and hand over a slew of personal information to regain access, according to independent media outlets.
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset passed the Economic Assistance Plan Law last week, authorizing government compensation for businesses affected by Operation Roaring Lion. Within a day, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said it had opened a limited online system to claim payments for war-related damages. The full system should be up and running by this coming Sunday.
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US is considering asking Israel to redirect some tax money withheld from the Palestinian Authority to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to help fund the US president’s postwar Gaza plan, five sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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[2026-05-16 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As backlash over a recent column published by The New York Times alleging that Israeli guards sexually abused Palestinian detainees reached a fever pitch on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke his silence by threatening legal action against the paper.
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[2026-05-16 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India has increased export duties on petrol, diesel and aviation fuel, one day after raising domestic fuel prices for the first time since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February.
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[2026-05-16 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said negotiations between Israel and Lebanon had been extended following two days of “highly productive” US-mediated talks.
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[2026-05-16 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US State Department will soon hold further negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement between the two countries
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[2026-05-16 05:08 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US State Department will soon hold further negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement between the two countries
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[2026-05-16 05:06 UTC+10:00] [inteligência] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Palantir há muito tempo divide opiniões. A empresa americana desenvolve softwares de inteligência para prever e investigar crimes, utilizados por forças de segurança e agências de inteligência não só dos Estados Unidos, mas também em países como Reino Unido, Israel e Ucrânia. Na Alemanha, o programa, chamado Gotham, é empregado nos estados da Baviera, Hesse e Renânia do Norte-Vestfália.
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[2026-05-16 05:05 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Talks lead to 45-day extension to shaky truce between Israel and Hezbollah militant group, state department says
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[2026-05-16 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 16 May 2026 at 5:00am
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[2026-05-16 04:59 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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